William Squire
Acting
Biography
William Squire (29 April 1917 – 3 May 1989) was a Welsh actor of stage, film and television. Squire was born in Neath, South Wales, the son of William Squire and his wife Martha (née Bridgeman). As a stage actor, Squire performed at Stratford-upon-Avon and at the Old Vic, and notably replaced his fellow-countryman Richard Burton as King Arthur in Camelot at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. One of his first film appearances was in the 1956 film Alexander the Great, which starred Burton in the title role. His varied screen roles included Thomas More in the 1969 film version of Maxwell Anderson's play Anne of the Thousand Days, Sir Daniel Brackley in the 1972 television adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Black Arrow, the voice of Gandalf in the 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings and the Shadow in the 1979 Doctor Whoserial The Armageddon Factor. Perhaps his best-known role was as Hunter, the superior of secret agent David Callan in the spy series Callan in the early 1970s; Squire took over the role from Derek Bond. In a set of Encyclopædia Britannica-produced educational films about William Shakespeare's Macbeth, Squire played the role of Macbeth. This was in keeping with his long career as a Shakespearean actor, which included roles in the classic 1960s TV series, An Age of Kings.
Born: April 29, 1916
Place of Birth: Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK
Known For
Filmography
as Himself (archive)
as Khatchaturyan
as Giacchi, the Doctor
as Locandiere
as Frankland
as Dr Clifford
as The Shadow
as Magistrate
as Gandalf (voice)
as Harkness
as Roderick Perowne
as Kommissar
as Arnold
as Sir Daniel Brackley
as The Stranger
as Self
as Arnold
as Thomas More
as Thomas
as Duncan
as Hunter
as Sir John
as Buckingham / Suffolk
as Duke of Suffolk
as The Shadow
as Shallow / Epilogue
as Owen Glendower
as Chorus
as Counsel for Defence
as Father Lambert
as Captain (uncredited)
as Mr Bingley
as Ray Martin
as Lt. Jewell
as Aeschenes
as Sergeant Cochcran
as Hector